COLLEGE & CAREER READY
COLLEGE & CAREER READY
UPCOMING EVENTSDec. 15 – (4:30 p.m.) Boys Basketball vs. West Columbia
Dec. 15 – (7 p.m.) Girls Basketball at Navasota
Dec. 16- Jan. 2 Winter Break
Dec. 28-29 – Boys Basketball at Pasadena Tournament
Dec. 29-30 – Girls Basketball at Waller Tournament
January 1-31 – National School Board Appreciation Month
January 4-6 – Boys Soccer, Spartan Cup Tournament
January 5 (7 p.m.) Girls Basketball vs. Needville
January 9 (7 p.m.) Boys Basketball vs. Kinkaid
January 8 – (6:30 p.m.) January Board Meeting
January 12 – (7 p.m.) Boys/Girls Basketball vs. Brookshire Royal
January 15 – District Closed in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
SMSD ATTENDANCE INCENTIVEStafford MSD was honored to
provide Attendance Incentive
Checks to employees who qualified
for it. Research has shown that
employees and teachers who
attend work more often are more
effective.
THE NEW STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Stafford voters decided in November
that it was time to build a new Stafford
Middle School! The new Stafford Middle
School will house grades 6 through 8.
The current campus was built in the
1980's, and it's time for a change!
We included some 1980's Rock Music to
emphasize the point.
...Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1o
OGm3ZLLg
STAFFORD MSD IS STEM-FOCUSED• STAFFORD MSD IS ALREADY A LEADER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING & MATH (STEM). THANKS TO THE 2017 BOND, WE ARE
ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
• WE WILL BECOME THE ONLY CAMPUS IN FORT BEND COUNTY TO HAVE A
STEM MAGNET FOR GRADES 3-THROUGH-12.
• HERE IS THE VIDEO:
• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YIHCLSVJUXW
ELEMENTARY PARTNERS WITH HCC ON TOY DRIVE
Stafford Elementary
School is grateful for
the opportunity to
partner with Houston
Community College on
HCC's annual Toy Drive.
HCC donated more than
300 toys to Stafford
Elementary this week.
STAFFORD ELEMENTARY SPELLING BEE WINNERS
Stafford MSD is very proud of all the students who participated in the
annual Spelling Bee.
To the left is a photo of the winners:
1st - Olivia George (Fourth Grade)
2nd - Rian Benjamin (Fourth Grade)
3rd - Sarah Blakemore – (Second Grade)
4th - Mohamed Dokainish – (Fourth Grade)
LOCAL RESTAURANT TREATS STAFFORD HS STAFF
A big thank you to the Stafford
location of Gringo’s Restaurant for
providing a delicious holiday meal
for the Stafford High School Faculty
& Staff.
SHS STUDENTS HONORED AS TOP TEENS
#COMMITTEDTOSMSD FOR DECEMBERStafford MSD honored Stafford Middle School
English Teacher Franchelle Hill as the
#CommittedtoSMSD Employee of the Month for
December.
Hill is the head coach of the Stafford High Girls Track
& Field Team. She arrived at Stafford with impressive
credentials from her time coaching at 6A Hightower.
She is joined in the photo by SMSD Superintendent
Dr. Robert Bostic and SMSD Associate Athletic
Director Sergio Hinojosa.
SMSD SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLINGCongratulations to the Stafford Spartans Special Olympics Bowling Team on their
phenomenal performance earlier this month.
They were honored by the SMSD Board of Trustees on Monday!
There were 11 athletes across the district that competed in the Area 22 Bowling
Tournament last Saturday in Webster, TX.
Please congratulate them on their accomplishments!
...Evan Borowski 3rd Place High School
Liam Borowski 1st Place High School
Nihal Caglar 3rd Place High School
Felipe Carranza 2nd Place Elementary
Christian Catuiza 1st Place High School
Jaelin Fisher Harris 2nd Place High School
Josiah Regino 1st Place Elementary
Rufus Stevens 1st Place High School
Dominique Turner 1st Place Elementary
Juliana Velasquez 2nd Place High School
Christopher Wright 1st Place High School
STAFFORD MSD BAND MEMBERS HONOREDCongratulations to the 10 Stafford High School
Band Members who qualified for the All-Region
Band, which will perform on Jan. 19-20 in
Freeport. Of those 10 students, five advanced to
Area, and they have a chance to be named to All-
State Band!
Area Qualifiers
Diviya Paul Flute - Area
Caleb Jones Trumpet - Area...
Kiara Roberts Trumpet - Area
Payne Rodriguez Percussion - Area
Ny Nguyen Percussion – Area
Region Band
Jaidyn James Clarinet
Veronica Castellanos French Horn
Chase Breaux Percussion
Justin Pham Percussion
Christopher Hughes Percussion
TURKEYS FOR TRANSPORTATIONStafford MSD was proud to
partner with Bang It Services
Roofing and Exterior (Owners
Sergio Soto and Mike Vilacis) to
donate Turkeys to our Stafford
MSD Bus Drivers and
Transportation Personnel on
Tuesday!
A big thank you to SMSD Board
Secretary Xavier Herrera for
spearheading the effort to make
this happen!
SMSD Barnes & Nobles FundraiserStafford MSD was able to raise more than $2,000
through a fundraiser with Barnes & Noble at the
First Colony Mall in Sugar Land.
If you stop by, you will have a chance to see our
robotics students demonstrate their new robot,
meet our library staff and cheerleaders to cheer
us on and help celebrate the holidays! Barnes &
Noble offers books, music, DVDs, educational toys
and games, gift product and so much more.
SUPER SENIOR 55+ BREAKFAST – JAN. 19
We would like to invite you to the
Stafford MSD Super Senior 55+
Breakfast at 8:30 a.m Friday, January
19 at Stafford High School.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and
learn about Stafford MSD.
“M IS FOR MSD” MONDAY @ MARCO’S PIZZA
The Stafford location of Marco’s Pizza
(U.S. 90-A) will begin donating 15
percent of its sales to Stafford MSD
every Monday night through March,
with the exception of Christmas Day.
Mention “SMSD” between the hours of
3-10 p.m. on Mondays, and they will
donate to SMSD.
STAFFORD’S SMITH COMMITS TO ALABAMACongratulations to Stafford High senior Dylan Smith, who
became the first SHS Spartan to earn a baseball
scholarship to a Southeastern Conference (SEC) school.
Smith is headed to the University of Alabama in
Tuscaloosa, Ala. to play baseball.
Smith is an outstanding student who excels on the
baseball diamond and the football field. He will study
Mechanical Engineering at Alabama.
A lifelong Stafford resident, he chose Stafford MSD
before his junior year after attending parochial schools
for a decade.
Here is a video about Smith’s Journey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0-mHidmDoY
NOAH NELSON, ALL-AMERICANStafford High
senior linebacker
Noah Nelson will
compete in the
Blue-Grey All-
American Game on
Monday, December
18 at AT&T Stadium
in Arlington, Texas.
SPARTANS SPORTS CENTRAL TV SHOWThe December Edition of Spartan Sports Central featured interviews with
Stafford High Boys Basketball Coach Torrence Botts, Stafford High Girls
Basketball Coach Mark Spivey and Stafford High Swim Coach Chris Rode.
Both the SHS Boys & Girls Basketball Teams were picked to win District by
Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball Magazine.
The Player Profile is Stafford High junior girls basketball player Chaunta
Thomas, who was All-District as a sophomore.
Here is the link to the show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hoalyn1Rgw
DYLAN TURNER WINS STATE TITLEStafford MSD would like to congratulate
Stafford Intermediate School Fifth Grader
Dylan Turner on winning the Texas State
Silver Gloves Boxing Championship.
In addition to his accomplishments in the
boxing ring, Turner is also an outstanding
student!
STAFFORD HS HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT• STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL’S ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) BIOLOGY CLASS IS AMONG THE FIRST
IN THE UNITED STATES TO UTILIZE SOME ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ITEMS IN THE CLASSROOM.
• STAFFORD AP BIOLOGY TEACHER CAMILLE MERCK, THE REIGNING STAFFORD MSD SECONDARY
TEACHER OF THE YEAR, APPLIED (AND WAS GRANTED) A MINI PCR AND A MINI-GEL
ELECTROPHORESIS MACHINE FROM OCT. 30 THROUGH NOV. 10.
HERE’S THE VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=5901U63b95M&feature=youtu
.be
SIGN UP FOR CALL OUTSIf you are haven’t been receiving dial out phone calls or
voicemails, please login to your parent portal account
and update your student’s information.
http://www.staffordmsd.org/parents___students/pare
nt_portal
Please note that changes of address will not be
accepted until you submit proof of new address to the
school office.
For assistance with Parent Portal, contact Crystal Reyes
SHS TEAM TEACHES LINE DANCING
Check out the video, courtesy of SMETV,
here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dL
B72dTEzI&feature=youtu.be
E-MAIL YOUR STUDENT’S TEACHER
E-mailing your child’s SMSD Teacher has never been
easier!
Log on to the Campus Website, click teachers and
then find the Teacher E-Mail Directory. The full list of
teachers is located there, and you can reach any of
the SMSD Faculty that way.
ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR STAFFORD ATHLETICS!
GREAT NEWS, STAFFORD SPARTANS FANS! YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO
PURCHASE SINGLE-GAME TICKETS TO STAFFORD HIGH BOYS & GIRLS
HOME BASKETBALL GAMES!
FOLLOW THE LINK: https://statechamps.com/clients/staffordhstx/
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UPDATE?
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FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 2017 ON THE STAFFORD
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